Troutdale, OR Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Troutdale Municipal Code Chapter 8.24 (Noise Control) is the operative noise framework for any dwelling in Troutdale, including short-term rentals. The chapter uses a 'plainly audible' standard rather than a fixed decibel ceiling for residential noise: it is unlawful to operate any radio, television, phonograph, compact disc player, tape player, loudspeaker, musical instrument, or similar sound-producing device between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when the sound is plainly audible inside a noise-sensitive unit (typically a residential dwelling) that is not the source of the noise. The same 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. window applies to loading, unloading, opening, closing, and other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, or similar objects when plainly audible inside a noise-sensitive unit. Chapter 8.24 separately addresses sound amplification, vehicle horn use, construction noise outside the permitted daytime window, and continuous mechanical noise; the chapter is enforced by the Troutdale Police Department for active disturbances and by Code Compliance for pattern complaints. Because Troutdale has not adopted an STR-specific ordinance, there is no codified STR quiet-hours rule that varies from the general 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. window, no STR-specific party-house surcharge, and no automatic license revocation tied to noise complaints; STR operators face the same noise enforcement as any other Troutdale dwelling. The nuisance provisions of TMC Chapter 8.28 layer additional remedies: noise that 'unreasonably annoys or disturbs the peace, comfort, or repose of a reasonable person of normal sensitivities' is a public nuisance enforceable by abatement notices and civil penalties. Statements that 'Troutdale enforces a special STR quiet-hours rule' or 'imposes party-house fines under a vacation-rental ordinance' are inaccurate as of May 2026; the operative authorities are Chapter 8.24 (Noise Control) and Chapter 8.28 (Nuisances).